Finntroll and polka dots

While drooling en avance at the thought of Korpiklaani in a couple of weeks in Iasi and In Extremo in a couple of months in Sibiu, I'm plaiting my oh so blonde viking braids whilst listening to Finntroll, courtesy of the folk metal maniac.


Me likey. The Finnish troll dudes sing in Swedish, because it sounds so damn trollish, and I totally agree, despite the frustration of having only to hum. What they use extensively is a great motley of metal and humppa (Finnish polka), which makes them bloody entertaining.

Here's a sweet polka-inspired song from Jaktens Tid album, a very diverse mix of sounds and inspirations, Bakom Varje Fura, which takes you to happy forestlands, where trolls and faeries roam free and spirits of the air buzz in the trees.



Here's Eliytres, a tad more epic, still faerie tale-oriented, with a cheerful feeling of wild banquet between the nine worlds (from the album Nattfodd). The wedding of Herr Mannelig and the troll would probably sound like this.




For a little more grunt and happy troll hammering, check out the videos, Trollhammaren, and Nedgång, for a nice dark medieval, witchy atmosphere.

Photos by Diana Nitschke, via